(HealthDay News) – For women with ovarian cancer, metformin use is associated with significantly improved survival, according to a study published online Dec. 3 in Cancer. To examine the association ...

Women with ovarian cancer exceeded the study goal of 150 minutes of brisk walking per week. Those in the exercise group also scored significantly better than controls on measures of fatigue. No ...

Should I ask my doctor for a CA 125 blood test to screen for ovarian cancer? The cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) blood test isn't recommended for women with an average risk of ovarian cancer. While women ...

The accuracy of the cancer antigen (CA)–125 test in predicting ovarian cancer varies by ethnicity, primarily due to factors like age and comorbidities rather than ethnicity itself. General ...

Doctors say ovarian cancer is often detected late because its symptoms mimic everyday health problems and there is no ...

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) followed by interval debulking surgery (IDS) is an effective treatment for women with advanced ovarian cancer. Many women treated with NACT do not undergo IDS, and ...

Cancer Antigen 125 (CA-125) testing shows 23% lower odds of elevated levels in American Indian and Black patients with ovarian cancer compared with White patients. Patients with false-negative CA-125 ...

The likelihood of having an elevated CA-125 level at ovarian cancer diagnosis was lower for American Indian, Asian, or Black patients versus White patients. HealthDay News — Black and American Indian ...

Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed late because symptoms are subtle. Know the early warning signs women should never ignore ...

Current treatment guidelines recommend using cancer antigen-125 (CA-125) as a diagnostic marker for ovarian cancer recurrence, but a recent study suggests CA-125 has poor concordance with progressive ...

Epithelial ovarian carcinoma is the most common type of ovarian cancer. Germ cell tumors often affect teenagers and young ...